Second Qantas Points Auction Goes Live

Qantas has launched its second “points auction” for 2021, with 10 unique experiences and items of Qantas memorabilia going under the hammer over the next nine days.

During Qantas’ inaugural Points Auction, which took place in August, there were five “money can’t buy” experiences and products auctioned off including a flight simulator session, Dash 8 day trip and a pair of second-hand A380 SkyBed seats.

In the new auction, rewards include luxury all-inclusive trips to South Australia, Hamilton Island, London and Vancouver, a dining experience with Neil Perry in the Qantas First Lounge and a tour of the MCG with Ricky Ponting. On the final day of the second Points Auction, Qantas will also offer a pair of pre-loved Airbus A380 Premium Economy seats and an Airbus A330 Business Class seat.

The experiences come with lots of inclusions are for between 2 and 24 people, depending on the item. For example, the day trip from Brisbane to Hamilton Island includes return flights for up to 24 people on a luxury private jet that used to belong to the Dutch royal family, champagne on board and a scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef.

Bidding is open from 8am-9pm (AEDT) each day from 1-9 December 2021, with the following items up for auction each day:

• 1 December: Luxury trip to South Australia
• 2 December: Luxury trip to London
• 3 December: Sydney NYE package
• 4 December: Canada ski package
• 5 December: First Lounge dining experience with Neil Perry
• 6 December: Huntington Golf Course package
• 7 December: Trip to Hamilton Island for 24 people on a private jet
• 8 December: MCG tour and lunch with Ricky Ponting
• 9 December: Pre-loved Qantas A330 Business seat & A380 Premium Economy seats

You can learn more about any of the prizes or place a bid on the Qantas website.

The first item in the new Qantas Points Auction, an all-inclusive five-day trip to South Australia, went for 900,510 points after bidding opened at 100,000 points.

A total of 12,314,485 Qantas Frequent Flyer points were redeemed for the five prizes offered in August’s Points Auction, which were hotly contested. In several of the past auctions, the winning bids were placed in the final seconds. Last time, two of the prizes were also won by the same Qantas Frequent Flyer member.

“The response from our first Points Auction was phenomenal. We saw tens of thousands of visitors to the auction site with our frequent flyers really embracing the opportunity to use their points to treat themselves and their loved ones to once in a lifetime experiences,” Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth said.

“From taking to the slopes with an Olympian in Whistler, to a private dining experience prepared by Neil Perry in the First lounge, we have no doubt that these auction items will be in hot demand. We can’t wait to see the bidding unfold in the coming days.”

“Throughout the pandemic frequent flyers have continued to earn points on the ground, and we’ll continue to provide new and unique opportunities for them to put their points to good use.”

Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer forum: Qantas Points Auction

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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